Wilfried Martens

Europe: I Struggle, I Overcome

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Wilfried Martens is one of the most distinguished politicians to come from Belgium in the last ffty years. In his long poli- cal career, he has always fought for the implementation of his goals with passion and deep conviction. What has to be mentioned frst in this context is his s- cessful advocacy of federalism in his home country, Belgium. Already in his time as chair of the CVP youth league from 1967 to 1972, groundbreaking manifestos on Belgium's federali- tion were written under his auspices. Later on, as President of the CVP, he succeeded in negotiating the Egmont Pact, whose essential elements form part of today's federal Belgian C- stitution. He served as Prime Minister for more than a decade, and in this role he convinced the regions and linguistic groups of his country, which were often at odds with each other, of the necessity for cooperation and solidarity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 12568598, 978-3-540-89288-5
• 2008
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. August 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 556g
• ISBN-13: 9783540892885
• ISBN-10: 3540892885
• Artikelnr.: 25571841

Inhaltsangabe

Looking Back on My Life.- Conviction and Responsibility.- In Charge of a Restless State.- Small Country, Large Responsibilities.- My Road Towards Maastricht.- "O Hellenic Shore Where Our Fathers Dwell ...".- The Fall of Santer.- A Cordon Sanitaire Around Austria.- "He Did Not Take the Fruit of Those Who Had Planted the Tree ...".- Pushing Forward in Europe and Beyond.